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The following decisions were rendered Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 7-8, 2018, in Carroll County District Court with the Hon. Elizabeth Chandler presiding.

Items published in court news are public record. The News-Democrat publishes all misdemeanors, felonies and small-claims judgments recorded in district court, as well as all civil suits recorded in circuit court. Juvenile court cases are not published. Crime reports are provided by local law enforcement agencies. Charges or citations reported to the News-Democrat do not imply guilt.

The following decisions were rendered Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 31 and Feb. 1, 2018, in Carroll County District Court with the Hon. Thomas M. Funk presiding.

Carrollton Police Department will host a second church security training class Thursday, Feb. 22 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Carrollton city hall, 750 Clay St.

Since the first church security training, there have been several requests by churches who were unable to attend for additional classes, organizer Chaplain Tim Polley said. Carrollton Police Chief Mike Willhoite and Assistant Chief Tim Mitchell will supply the information that church leadership and church security teams need to improve the security and safety of its houses of worship.

County Lady Panthers held the lead for most of the game on senior night but a victory was not to be had as Carroll was defeated by the Lloyd Memorial Lady Juggernauts, 50-47.

“We do not have anyone who wants the ball when we get late into the fourth quarter of a tight game,” Carroll County head coach Ron Henderson said after the game. “This is something we have been working on all season. I will say that Mel [Amelia Napier] wanted the ball in the fourth quarter.”

With likely no new sources of revenue, cuts will be imperative in order for state legislators to fully fund pensions and pass the biennial budget by the end of the 2018 General Assembly.

State Rep. Rick Rand (D-Bedford) and State Sen. Paul Hornback (R-Shelbyville), discussed these topics and more at a legislative update Saturday, Feb. 10, in front of a packed house upstairs in the courtroom at the old downtown courthouse.

Both legislators noted that not much work has been done in Frankfort over the first half of the 60-day session.